Also, I think Arbcom should develop an institutional memory so that its rulings are consistent, and that would be hard to do with a fluid membership.
Actually I don't think memory is good enough. To be consistant the Arbcom should formulate guidlines for rulings:
Repetedly breaking the 3RR on certain pages ----> Ban from editing those pages for 3 month
Repeated personal attacks -----> Personal attack parole (like irisimeisters)
Abuse of admin powers (!st instance) ------> instruced not to use admin powers for 3 months
And so on. Obviously each case is different and so the punishments can't be rigid, but having a guidline will keep the process fair, and will make formulating a ruling easier.
Theresa